Steel railroad-tie and rail-grip.



J. G. PLATT. STEEL BAILBGAD TIB AND BAIL GRIP.

APPLIUATION FILED APB16.1908.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

Heiney VUNYTED STATES JOSEPH C. PLATT, OF OGDEN, UTAH.

Broni. nur-.noname .um Ennemi.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Pittem-.ea sept.. 7, 1909.

Application med pm 15, isos. sei-1a; im (zum.

To oil whom'il, 'may concern:

,lio xt known that l, Joslirlr C. PLATI,

citizen of the [initrd Sintes, rfniding at. C l the tie which is calledthe iock;

den, in the county oi iV'elxr-r, State of Uta. i, have invented :i newand useful Stoel Rai-l rood-Tio and Rini-Grip; and ido declare thefoilowing is o full, elem', and exact description oi tlio some,reference being had to the uccfmipzmying drawings, making a part of thisspr-zcilicotion, and the leitereof reforonee marked thereon.

My invention is intended to be 'used in the construction of railroads tobe laid on the. grade thereof and on thorn to be plad the railroadrails. sind is intended to Vtake vtho i timbers thereof.

place of certain wooden ties which have been generally weed.heretofore.. l

Tliw invention can be pla-eed on the north or forel had 'and when'soused will. not set or ind.; it con 'also oe used in concreteconstruction and in like manner can be umd' on street railways on pavedstreets. It can riso be used on wooden wlinrfs or trestlos and as' wel]on stoel. brid es. There are no Ymss or s ikee required, t e rail beingcinte ed by the wedge to the tie. The bearing of the steel rail un thetie is mmhioned et 'fom` points of com' :1r-.t on soft Bitbiitbnietal oron Wedge.

wood or Composition as niej.' be desired.' sub stnntially ne Rimwiii inthe drawing and is hereafter s' riliori :aofi vfxinzecl.

In the ilr:i...Sn,\;g Finire 1i is a transverse section on lino fly-zrPig. i). through the end of a tie embodyin rail in. position. 2 is a,longitudinal section on' the line y--y of' Fig. 1. Fig. is o. phin ofone end of a tie with the rail in position. Fig. 4; is ay lon .itudinelvertieal section on the lino :J1-z o. Fig. 6, of one of the `.ved es.Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the ine 'u1-ov of Fig. 6, of e similarFig. 6 is a. plan of e Wedge(- Fi 7 en elovo'txon of o modified. form ofwe ge with serrated faces and with a. wooden ouah ionjb1ock,a portion ofthe wedge and block being Shown in section. Fivv 8 is lan of the'we eand'bloek of Fig. one en i,of the wooden look being broken away. 'Fi 9is 4o transverse section through the w ge of' Figs. 7 and 8 showingthewedge in position on the tie.

Similar letters refer' t0. similar parte througlllioit theeeveraiviervs; In e aoco ying drawins A :opreniy invention with the thewedge .or clutch which fastens the Areil e to thetre; C the tiev itself;D a. rtion of a portion of C .forming the ange; F the wooden oontaetplate. The tie b is eonstructed from a solid piece of sheet stoel; thesides being o portion 'of the sheet steel turnedat right angies formingthe box or trough (Figs. l. and 2).

(Figs. i and'2) Vro resents u portion of the. bottom of C out inat'both-ends of C and turned down and is to strengthen C and prevent the.tie from shift# ing, and when the tie is.used on wooden.

Wharfs or t-restles c can be mortised Vinto the D represents n. portionof C, cnt 4proper Sinemnd shape to odmit B (Fi l) and turned nearly atright an les onhe inside "of C fox-min f the 'lock D. l Fig.l 1),.'D in4not being turno directly at? right angles to C (Fig. 1) Servos as n.spring against B and prevents B from working out of position. nrepresents a. portion of C out proper size and sha e, somewhat sinn-ilerthan D, turned direc-t y at right angles to C orrn in e base for B. tlierrip orwodge is :i piece of Steel nia-de e shape, thicker on one ondthan on the ot er. and of snioient length to slightly more than Grossithe tie and so con- :atr'noted a.- to fold over and grip the base of therail A.. and when B is driven under A. in

the slit ont in C; B binds A. securely to the l lie (I. Two wedge.l Bare. need and must be driven from the Home side of C and on oppositiesides of the miiA. thereby,- bindin (irmly aii arts of the [rz-iso of Ato C. may he ma.. eeitherploin (1" i 4-5-6) or corrugated (Figs. 7--8).'fie purpose of F from sii p11 out of the wedge when driven un er t erail A; This corrugated Wedge may be used either with the wo contactVplate or the Babbitt-metal or composition metal platee b ae shown inFigs. 4.

and 6.' n

plieoe of Babbitt-metal or con,

represents b is a soft position whi is dropped or' placed into u.

vided'with e slot aceommodatin base, wed intermediate the rai bese andon the road-bed it may be filled with ballast llm'ed hole in the top ofthe Wedge B itnd is lo he placed in loosely so that when b becomes wornor compressed it can be easily re )luc-eil by driving' buck the wedge Bund su stitntig for it a` new Babbitt-metal or composition which can bedone by simply )leem r them in position when B can again )e rep need inC. A

l" 1s n piece OLI. wood mede to fit the base 0f li und should beapproximately the saine length as B. The purpose of Zi and F is toprevent jarring und vive elasticity to the |oint formed between L :undll.

'll'ie bottoni or oenlrnl portion of U ne l\'l|o\vn in the plan (Fig. 3)may be-cnt out leaving the Harige E nonr each perpendiculur Ieide of C.This also permits of c 0 bein r turned down which will again reinforceand strengthen- C in the saine manner :is heretofore explained in regardto o. Theportion of C remo ved by cutting out. the bottom may he usedforthe purpose of manufacturing the -wedge B (Figs. 68). This open ace inthe bottom 'of C prevents eenter'bin ing of C on a road-bed. After C isin position such as gravel, mortar, concrete, masonry, or engi substancewhich ma be desired.

eying fully describe my invention, what I claim 1s new, und desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isf-A ,Y

1. The combination of a rail, a tie prothe reil the slot, e wedgesincluding baises under- Y edges of the rail base, an

lyin the rail base, and lien es encgagging the rnil ase, end relatively4so blo v carried by the bases of the wedges und supporting the ruil.

2. Y'llie combination of n ruil. o orosei-tie of 4o ehnnnel sectionprovided with slots to acconnnodnte the rail bese, ortions of the tiebeingl turned inward at tie bottoms of the slots, and wedgesintermediate the rail bese und the slots, euch wedge eon'iprising e base45 underlying the rail, und` a flange engaging the ed e of the ruilbuse.

2l. rl ie combination of a rnil, n cross-tie o1" channel sectionprovided with slots to nccominodnte the rail base, ortions of the tie 5obeing turned inward at tie bottoms of the slots, und wedges intermediatethe rail base and the. slots, euch wedge comprising a' buse underlyin fthe rail, n fiarge engaging the edge of tie rail base, an relativelySoft blocks carried b the buses of the wedges and su )porting tie railbase.

4. 'llie combination of a cross tie comprising a bottom web and sidemembers extendin upward nt right angles to the web, the si e membersbeing slotted near their up er edges, a rail with its base within Atheot, wedges in the slots com rising bases underlying the mil lbese and anes engaging the relatively soft 65 blocks intermediate the wedge 'basesand tlie rail base. V

In testimony of what I claim I have here- Vunto subscribed my name inthe presence of two 'Witnessee JOS. C. PLATT. Witnesses:

0. S. CLARK, J. H. DE VINE.

